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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupation of Randy's landlord?

2. How did Randy describe his wardrobe?

3. What advice did John give Randy?

4. What caused the stress for Randy's girlfriend?

5. Why did Randy cut off telemarketers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor did Randy do for Dennis?

2. How did Randy say he felt about his cancer diagnosis at the end of the lecture?

3. How did Randy motivate his computer science class in 1997?

4. How did Randy get his early tenure?

5. Why did Randy have Jai do something at the end of his lecture?

6. How did Randy want his children to live their lives?

7. How did Randy help a student who was upset about peer evaluations?

8. What did Randy do to Jai at the end of his lecture?

9. How did Dennis pay Randy back for his favor?

10. Why did Randy have extra slides set aside for his lecture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Randy's view on cars? Cite evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Randy said he was able to accomplish all of his childhood dreams. What were some of these dreams, and how did they come to fruition for Randy?

Essay Topic 3

What are Randy's greatest regrets in dying so young, and how is he coping with this?

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